
Truth in a Drop: Facts and Fiction about Palm Oil
Palm oil has been part of the food industry for over 5,000 years and now plays a significant role in the markets of 130 countries around the world. According to ISTA Mielke GmbH, every third kilogram of oil consumed by humans is palm oil.

Boundless Imagination of Gianni Rodari
Gianni Rodari (1920 – 1980) was an Italian children's writer and the man who invented Cipollino. He was very popular in the USSR, and his books were widely translated, published and turned into movies. The poems and fairy tales of this writer are cheerful, bright and fascinating. His works not only sparkle with humor and boundless imagination but also contain quite serious reflections on important social issues.

Psychosomatics: How Emotions Affect Our Health
It’s inevitable that people get sick. Feeling sick does not always mean real physical illness, though. People’s fears, doubts, or hurt feelings can manifest themselves through pain, cough, nausea, and drowsiness. This is what doctors refer to as psychosomatics.

GrSMU Library Ranked by UniRank
In 2025, among 9,220 libraries of educational institutions of the world, there are 27 libraries of educational institutions of Belarus including the GrSMU Library...

Rebel and Pioneer of Children’s Rights Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren (1907 – 2002) was a Swedish writer and author of world-famous books for children such as Karlsson-on-the-Roof, Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberg, Ronja, the Robber's Daughter and others. Russian-speaking readers fell in love with Astrid Lindgren due to the translations made by Lilianna Lungina...

Pets are not just animals. They are ideal teachers, loyal friends, partners and companions. They teach us unconditional love, compassion, the ability to forgive and live in the present moment...

Names in History. Who Are Famous Diseases Named After?
In the world of medicine, there are many diseases whose names have perpetuated the names of people who have made significant contributions to their study or discovery...

Eighty years separate us from the end of the Second World War. They say the years erase a lot. Forgetting is not the worst property of human memory. Still, the years are powerless to erase the memories of the incalculable sufferings and hardships of people and of the millions of victims of bloody fascism. There are crimes that cannot be forgotten or forgiven....

Modern Technologies in Medicine
Medical technologies are rapidly developing, opening up new horizons in diagnosis and treatment. They are changing the very essence of healthcare...

Hannah Arendt: A Woman in the History of Philosophy
Hannah Arendt (1906 – 1975) was a political thinker and publicist. Her name became widely known due to her book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil...

Farley Mowat. A Writer in Love with Nature
Farley McGill Mowat (1921-2014) was a Canadian writer, naturalist, researcher, and environmentalist who wrote more than 40 works in which man and nature are the main characters...

Access to the MedBaseGeotar Reference and Information System
The MedBaseGeotar reference and information system is designed for practicing medical professionals, researchers, teachers, graduate students, residents, undergraduates, and healthcare managers to quickly search, select, and read the necessary medical literature.

Renewed Access to the Student Advisor Electronic Library Systems
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The electronic library system "Student Advisor" provide full-text access to modern educational literature on the main disciplines studied in medical universities...

Eyeglasses: From Necessity to Fashion
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Today, as well as many centuries ago, people most often have two vision problems - nearsightedness and farsightedness...

The immune system is surprisingly harmonious and very complex. It is, in fact, a whole world with its own laws. Like a finely tuned instrument, it knows exactly when and which note to play. Billions of cells are always ready to protect our borders and perform their main function in maintaining the constancy of the internal environment...

The Healing Power of Art Therapy
Art therapy can be called one of the most interesting, attractive and even mysterious areas of practical psychology and psychotherapy today...

Access to Wiley Online Library electronic journals
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GrSMU Library has access to electronic journals of Whiley Online Library, one of the largest academic publishers in the world…

The GrSMU Library Is a Participant in the International RSCVD Initiative
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The GrSMU Library has become a participant in the international RSCVD initiative, which provides access to scientific publications and research materials through a free document delivery service...

The Consortium of Electronic Library Systems on the platform of the Lan e-library is the largest networking project in higher education in Russia which includes 406 educational organizations with 31 of them being medical universities.